Tag: islam
Arabic word for ‘nakedness,’ ‘shame’ also means ‘woman’
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Do we wonder why there is so much sexism and misogyny in the Arab world and elsewhere? It’s embedded in the language: In Arabic, for example, an important word for “shame” and “nakedness” – which represents a grievous sin in Islam – also commonly connotes “woman,” according to Wikipedia and…
Read MoreWhy Bible critic Dr. Bart Ehrman won’t tackle the Koran
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Question: “How about working on the Koran?” Ehrman’s answer: “When I stop valuing my life, that’s what I’ll do.” I believe Ehrman’s response is important to demonstrate the atmosphere in which scholars must operate. The same occurred, of course, within Christianity during the Inquisition.
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American Muslims say no to sharia law in America
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This is all we need from our Muslim friends: acknowledgment of the issue/problem, and a viable solution that respects our views and insures our human rights. There’s utterly no need for all the “phobia” crazy talk and saber rattling, hate speech, insults and all the rest of the rot. Thank…
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Archaeologist: Egyptian religion forms the roots of Jewish, Christian, Islamic religious tree
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As has been the claim by some for decades and centuries… In the History Channel video below, an Arab-Egyptian archaeologist inside the pyramid of King Teti (c. 2345-2333 BCE), where early inscriptions of the ancient Egyptian sacred writings called the Pyramid Texts can be found, makes the following remarks: “Everybody…
Read MoreMuslim writer: Muslims must take responsibility for ‘Islamophobia’
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Another Canadian Muslim steps forward to tell the truth! Hasan Mahmud is the former sharia law expert for the Muslim Canadian Congress, to which also belong other Muslim truthtellers such as Mahfooz Kanwar and Tarek Fatah. Thankfully, along with the courageous ex-Muslim activists, such individuals may help lead us out…
Read MoreWhat does the Koran say about women?
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Following are pertinent quotes from the Koran/Quran regarding women, from the Dawood translation with the side-by-side Arabic. At the bottom of this post appear the sahih or authorized translations from Quran.com, saying essentially the same things, although Dawood is more literal, direct and blunt. Below is also a summary of…
Read MoreDr. Wafa Sultan’s message to America: Fight for your freedoms!
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Dr. Wafa Sultan is a very courageous ex-Muslim who knows how hard life can be for a woman in Islamic culture. I interviewed her some years ago: “Dr. Wafa Sultan’s Warning to America.”
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Islam’s disturbing legacy of slavery
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We are often told that Islam is “peaceful,” but few know about the long practice of slavery within Islam, which continues to this day. “Slavery is a part of Islam… Slavery is part of jihad, and jihad will remain as long there is Islam… [Those who argue that slavery has…
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Muslim reformer supports Congressional hearings on Radical Islam
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Why, as a Muslim, I support the congressional hearings about Radical Islam By Tawfik Hamid www.tawfikhamid.com House Homeland Security Committee chairman, Republican Peter King, of New York, opens hearings on the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism in Washington, DC, on Thursday 10 March. Congressman Keith Ellison, a Muslim, objected to…
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Dawkins: Islam is ‘one of the great evils in the world’
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Richard Dawkins says it outright. One wonders why so few other atheists are speaking out in the same way. Note that he does not hasten to qualify his comment by saying, “Islamic extremism” or “radical Islam.” Dawkins: “I’m reasonably optimistic in America and Europe. I’m pessimistic about the Islamic world.…
Read MoreMuslim: Coptic Christian attack a ‘failure to accept the other’
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Dr. Tawfik Hamid is a moderate Muslim who was a radical Islamist jihadi. A serious insider into the mind of a Muslim fundamentalist, he now writes insightful articles into the nature of Islam. He has asked me to post this article. Thank you, Dr. Hamid, for courageously telling the truth!…
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Islamomisogyny
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“Women are your fields: go, then, into your fields whence you please.” Quran 2:223 “Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other… Good women are obedient. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them, forsake them in beds apart, and beat…
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Sam Harris speaks truth about Islam on MSNBC with Lawrence O’Donnell
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Everyone needs to listen to the brilliant, enlightened and honest Sam Harris speaking the unvarnished, unwhitewashed truth about Islam – and QUICK! “We have a real problem with Islam, and it’s not an accident that we’re not having this conversation about the Amish or Quakers or Jains or even Buddhists….…
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Lebanon’s ‘Secular Pride’ demonstration
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Good news from a region that has seen its share of troubles, largely because of religious strife. Few people over the age of 40 can forget all the years of trauma endured by the ancient city of Beirut, once revered as the “Paris of the Middle East.” After years of…
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Islam is not a race
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Over the years, certain knuckledraggers have attempted to thwart my criticism of heinous ideologies by calling me a “racist.” The foolish tossing out of this absurd epithet has mainly occurred when I have addressed the numerous atrocities committed in the name of Islam, a long list indeed that needs to…
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Egyptian woman battles misogynistic religion
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This woman’s story is truly remarkable – although in a sane world, it wouldn’t be. Nawal El Saadawi is 79 years old and has spent much of her life fighting the wretched sexism and misogyny of Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt, as well as other “cultural” traditions that often go hand…
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a great humanitarian
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The beautiful and dignified Ayaan Hirsi Ali overcame severe hardship and rose to prominence by possessing innate morality, kindness and decency. Having come from Somalia – the most dangerous country in the world, where she suffered under a brutal and violent social system that included having her genitals hacked off…
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Pagans in Parliament
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Now here is something interesting on the religious horizon: Pagans serving on the “Board of Trustees of the Council of the Parliament of World Religions.” There are currently three people on the board, obviously brave individuals in consideration of previous reaction to the mere existence of people who deemed themselves…
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Most Brits say: ‘Islam is divisive’
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UPDATE: Islam4Uk has been banned! The majority of Brits evidently believe that Islam is divisive, and would protest a mosque being built in their neighborhoods. When one considers that Islam in Britain is often represented by the scoundrels pictured here – who really are angry, hateful-looking and very dour individuals…
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Irish atheists test blasphemy law
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Months ago when the new and controversial Irish anti-blasphemy law was being passed, it made headlines around the world. Now that it has gone into effect, the fracas has really begun, with a group of Irish atheists immediately putting up a challenge. The atheists claim the law is unenforceable and…
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TIME honors Neda as ‘Person of the Year’
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It’s great enough that TIME magazine’s “Man of the Year” is a woman, but it’s even better that she is Neda Soltan, the beautiful Persian protester struck down in the streets by a bullet courtesy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Neda’s horrible, untimely murder – or “martyrdom,” as it…
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Women harassed across Arab world
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Even when wearing the full-face covering niqab and the billowy figure-destroying abaya, women in these Muslim lands cannot find peace from the hostile and sexist men. And we can understand why increasing numbers of women are choosing to wear this symbol of misogyny, as they are being compelled to do…
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The secular Muslim
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Here is a really good essay describing a segment of society who need to be acknowledged, encouraged and protected against bigotry from Muslims and non-Muslims alike. I refer to the many secular Muslims who have been living in non-Muslim countries for decades, assimilating just fine and living without scrutiny and…
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Another Muslim woman fights oppression, atrocity
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The Sudanese Muslim women’s rights activist Lubna Hussein, famous for her battle against the Islamic fundamentalist oppression of women in her country, in specific as concerns the ban on female trouser-wearing, has traveled to Europe to raise awareness of the plight of her co-religionists. A political powerhouse and journalist, Ms.…
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A Mutilated woman speaks out against FGM
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For some years now, a fascinating and amazing young Kenyan woman has been agitating effectively against the heinous practice of female genital mutilation (“FGM”). As has been pointed out many times, this tradition is pre-Islamic in Africa and has affected Christians, Muslims and animists alike. In this case, the victim…
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